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Makossa vs Soukous - What's the difference?

makossa | soukous |

As nouns the difference between makossa and soukous

is that makossa is a music genre from Cameroon, with a strong base rhythm and prominent horn section while soukous is a genre of African popular music resembling rumba, which originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.

makossa

English

(wikipedia makossa)

Noun

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  • A music genre from Cameroon, with a strong base rhythm and prominent horn section.

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    soukous

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (music) A genre of African popular music resembling rumba, which originated in the Congo region in the 1930s
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=June 18, author=Kelefa Sanneh, title=Preppie Afro-Pop and Other Odd Blends, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The title makes reference to Congolese soukous music, and so does Mr. Koenig’s guitar figure. }}

    See also

    *(wikipedia "soukous")